Brent Lloyd

In the summer of 2020, the life of Brent Lloyd, a 48-year-old white man, was ended in what Las Vegas police would later call a senseless "thrill killing." At the time, Lloyd was experiencing homelessness. On the morning of July 13, 2020, a jogger discovered his body on a sidewalk near an apartment complex at Decatur Boulevard and Pennwood Avenue. An investigation determined that Lloyd had been shot in the head as he slept. The Clark County Coroner's office officially ruled his death a homicide.

With no immediate witnesses to the unprovoked attack, detectives turned to surveillance footage. A distant camera had captured the shooting, showing the perpetrator running from the scene and appearing to manipulate a cellphone. This detail would later become a critical piece of evidence. The investigation gained momentum two days later, on July 15, when another random shooting occurred less than a half-mile away. A 60-year-old man, Wilbur Salibad, was shot in the chest while walking his dog at Potosi Park. He survived the attack.

Surveillance footage from the second shooting showed a man running toward the Villas at Painted Desert apartments, the same complex the suspect in Lloyd's murder had run toward. This connection led police to a resident, 21-year-old Noah Green.

Upon Green's arrest, a search of his cellphone uncovered what a veteran homicide lieutenant called "absolutely disturbing" evidence. Police found first-person videos of both shootings, filmed by the attacker. One of the videos showed the murder of Brent Lloyd as he lay sleeping on the sidewalk.

In October 2020, a grand jury indicted Noah Green on charges including murder with a deadly weapon, attempted murder with a deadly weapon on a victim 60 years or older, battery with a deadly weapon, and destroying evidence. Shortly after his arrest, Green's attorney had raised concerns about his client's mental health.

Following evaluations, a judge found Noah Green unfit to stand trial. On July 6, 2021, the judge ordered him to be remanded to the custody of state mental health authorities until he could be deemed competent to understand the charges against him. As of July 2021, Green remained in state custody.